preschool teacher

mental health therapist

clinical therapist

case manager

site supervisor

Drew Child Development Corporation

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing  is good management dont care.  They keep adding  kids  with  no help

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part about working at Drew CDC has been the ongoing lack of classroom support and staffing consistency. Managing challenging student behaviors without adequate assistance can make it difficult to maintain a safe and productive learning environment. Communication and support from administration have also been stressful at times, especially when concerns raised about classroom safety and daily operations were not always addressed effectively. Despite these challenges, I remained committed to supporting the children, maintaining professionalism, and creating a positive learning experience for my students.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment at Drew CDC can be stressful and overwhelming due to ongoing staffing shortages, lack of classroom support, and inconsistent communication from management. Employees are often expected to manage challenging student behaviors and heavy workloads with limited assistance, which can create an exhausting atmosphere. The culture can feel unsupportive at times, especially when staff concerns about safety, workload, or classroom needs are not addressed

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
 A typical day at Drew CDC involved supervising and caring for children, managing classroom activities, supporting children’s social and emotional development, and maintaining a safe learning environment. Throughout the day, I often had to handle challenging student behaviors, complete lesson plans and documentation, communicate with parents, and manage classroom responsibilities with limited support due to staffing shortages. The workload could be very demanding and stressful, especially while trying to meet the needs of all students and maintain classroom safety.

While the organization has an important mission, the internal culture needs significant improvement. There is a lack of confidentiality, empathy, and trust in how employee matters are handled by HR. HR decision-making and communication during organizational changes often feel reactive and poorly executed, which negatively impacts morale. Policy changes have also created a more restrictive environment that discourages employee growth, flexibility, and work-life balance for hourly and salary employees. Trauma-informed care is heavily emphasized throughout the organization, yet employees often do not experience those same principles in internal HR practices or communication. The company would benefit from aligning internal practices with the supportive values the organization promotes externally.

One of the biggest positives is the supportive peers and supervisors who genuinely care about their teams and work hard to create a positive environment despite ongoing organizational challenges.

*it a busy morning and afternoon, evening is busy but, easier;
*to tell everything whether its big or little issue - be a teller teller; (what you to learn everything that is said, or done that the center)
*i experienced if you have a issue with or about anyone you report it  to management first whether, the other person/people have a issue;
(worker doesn't what want to be corrected or change) 
*the team for the most part was team workers, communicate and understanding; (most workers expect the correction or change - one not good worker)
*the hardest part was for people to not to take authority from me with/without higher authority: ( worker not willing to expect change from co-workers moving up the ladder)
*i love seeing the children and staff daily, i have a child/ren that showed me love everyday and my supervisor saw it. she just looked at me. Why they not going to the other teachers - i don't know (the child/ren would pass the teachers up and come to me in the office or where i am tell me what was going on, hug my neck and pull my head to him and kiss my chee (parents was awhere of it - parents say the child talks about you all the time at home) this was one of my most lifted up child/ren.

Just letting you know it’s not worth the stress and headaches. The company in general is falling to pieces. Everyone is quitting left and right. The whole HR department has quit. Extremely short staff, teachers and associate teachers are quitting daily. Supervisors are quitting and walking away. Stressed out.  Upper management in general does not care for or about the employees. Any and everything you complain about is ignored. Then they pretend as if you never complained about it. They constantly give you the run around. Have NO supplies! Extremely large amounts of paperwork to be completed with no down time to complete it to meet due dates. Company and CDC guidelines are not being followed. Everyone that is not apart of the upper management team is beyond stressed out. Had I knew this when I first got hired I would’ve accept a position elsewhere. Again if you are reading this, RUN! I’m trying to save you from a mental break down.

The culture at the company is horrible! Leaders do not care about employees and internal communication is horrendous. Leadership has a rigid and traditional style that does not lend itself to the changing and more valuable styles desired by today's workforce. The main office is an old and outdated modular complex that is like the ones on high school campuses.  Someone left a comment saying run (I know the individual who wrote that). I echo that sentiment. This is not an employer of choice. People work here as last-ditch or have been with the org for 5+ years and get away with being lazy and mean.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I enjoyed my time with this company working in an administration role. There are plenty of opportunities for growth within this company as well.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There were no stressful parts about this job. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment and culture were very professional and helpful.


What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The typical day was like any other office job. Not much more to share.

The kids are amazing to work with that’s about the only positive thing about this company. The teachers dump all the work and responsibilities on the associate teachers and don’t provide stimulating environment or activities for the children. The company is so scared of losing children that they refuse to bring any behavior issues to the parents for fear of them unenrolling their child. Upper management piles work up on you but gives you no time to do it. There are no summer or spring breaks and you don’t accrue vacation hours. 

A typical day of work consisted of basic office work like faxing, typing in important documents, as well as the organization of various files. This was not a job, but an internship for a non profit organization, so management and co-workers were very welcoming and offered assistance when I needed it.

The most enjoyable part of the job is interacting with co-workers and hearing their advice about finding an occupation for the future. The hardest part was doing all of the tasks required under a strict deadline.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working with young children and adults and assisting them on creating a better future for themselves. It’s such an honor and a great achievement for me.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Is waking up early and trying to communicate different ideas 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great and it’s a modern culture 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Reading writing and assisting children

The workplace culture  here is deeply concerning. There is clear favoritism  and nepotism,  certain employees are given opportunities and flexibility that others are never considered for, regardless of performance or work ethic.
In this position you are over  worked under paid, 
Any Attempts to communicate with management about scheduling, workload, or basic concerns are either dismissed or made to feel like a problem.  Most importantly, this is not an inclusive or supportive space for Black employees. BEWARE 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Preschool teacher 4 salaries reported	$23.24 per hour
Mental health therapist 2 salaries reported	$78,080 per year
Clinical therapist 1 salary reported	$79,246 per year
Case manager 4 salaries reported	$26.99 per hour
Site supervisor 2 salaries reported	$73,375 per year

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